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Our Founders:


Brian Gobrogge
President and CEO

Co-founder of Cospheric, Brian Gobrogge leads the company as President & CEO. Previously he played leadership roles in CBRITE Inc and Gyricon LLC, where he was responsible for intellectual property, strategic alliance, finance and engineering functions. Brian has over 15 years experience in the production and processing of microspheres and microparticles. He launched seven digital display products and started several brown field operations.

Brian is also a co-founder of Berserker Cycle Design, a company that designs and manufactures off-road recumbent tricycles enabling people with neck and back injuries to ride in comfort.

Brian earned a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Michigan and received an executive MBA from University of Toledo.  He lives in beautiful Santa Barbara, CA.


Yelena Lipovetskaya
Chief Technology Officer

Co-founder of Cospheric, Yelena Lipovetskaya leads technology development efforts. Yelena has over 10 years experience taking new technologies from concept to production in a variety of industries, including digital displays, optical fiber, and medical devices. Prior to joining Cospheric, she was leading R&D of electronic paper development for CBRITE Inc. Prior to that, she held technical positions at Xerox Corp, Corning Inc, Cardinal Health, and Gyricon LLC.

Yelena has been developing and manufacturing microspheres for high tech applications for over 7 years. She has been working with pigmented charged powders for over 10 years, starting with her experience at Xerox toner pilot plant in Webster, NY.  She has a deep understanding of the chemistry, rheology, charging, and processing to produce perfect spheres and coatings that will meet your needs.

Yelena has a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from Polytechnic University in New York (which has been since renamed NYU-Poly) and a Masters degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology.

Yelena lives in Santa Barbara, CA with her two daughters, 5-year old Sasha and 3-year old Veronica. Yelena recently launched a parenting resource website and an on-line store offering unique, colorful, made in USA and Canada products for children.